Microsoft Server Software support for Microsoft Azure virtual machines

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2721672/en-us article Id:2721672-last Review:november, 2014-revision:30.0

In simple terms, a list of Microsoft Azure-supported software is required for the minimum version. And without the support of a support list system that does not provide SLA guarantees, Microsoft should not, in short, violate the SLA.

Of course non-Microsoft hosts such as Oel (Oracle Enterprise liunx) and the like do not meet the requirements of Microsoft also does not support the corresponding SLA

Linux on azure-endorsed Distributions

Http://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/documentation/articles/virtual-machines-linux-endorsed-distributions/?rnd=1

Lync Server is not in the support list, and it is rumored to be supported in the future (many adjectives).

Exchange Server also no longer supports the list, both of which are available directly in the Office 365 service

http://www.microsoft.com/china/office365/

High availability of SQL Server is supported and will be easier to create in the future

Http://www.cnblogs.com/SignalTips/p/4142277.html

Note is not supported.

Windows Server Features

Significant features that is not supported:

• BitLocker Drive Encryption (on the operating system hard disk; may be used on data disks)
• Windows Server Failover clustering, except for SQL server AlwaysOn availability Groups (For more information, see the Foll      Owing MSDN topic: highavailability and disaster Recovery for SQL Server in Microsoft Azure Virtual machines (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj870962.aspx)
• Internet Storage Name Server
• Multipath I/O
• Network Load Balancing
• Peer Name Resolution Protocol
• SNMP Services
• Storage Manager for SANs
• Windows Internet Name Service
• Wireless LAN Service

Microsoft Server Software support for Microsoft Azure virtual machines